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Apple's Cornish Experience - 2008

The name "Cornwall" comes from Cornovii, meaning hill dwellers, and Waelas, meaning strangers.

There were not many people here in the early Stone Age, but a drift across the land bridge from Europe brought settlers to Cornwall. The first stone tools found date from about 4500BC. There is the remains of a stone age settlement at Carn Brea near Redruth.

Cornwall's rich heritage has an international reputation. 5000 years of history surrounds you at almost every turn. Any walk across the moors or along the coastal path will bring you into contact with a multitude of historical features. This visible history is set against a backdrop of truly stunning landscapes.

The Cornish Poet Louise James aptly wrote:
Cornwall is a lovely place To live here is just divine
The cliffs are high and mighty The sea just rages on
It’s also so mysterious As many people know
It guards so many secrets Or so I have been told
Don’t ever trust the sea they say!
Treat it with great respect
Many people lose their lives Because of their neglect
To be a Cornish person To live in it’s fair place
You’ll never move from Cornwall
Never with any great haste